Mobile Location Services: The Definitive Guide

The first comprehensive guide to building and deploying mobile location-based servicesDetailed coverage of mobile location servers, client platforms, protocols, and standardsMapping, geocoding, mobile positioning, security, personalization, privacy, and moreForeword by Joe Astroth, Executive Vice President, Autodesk Location Services "I expect this comprehensive book to inspire a new generation of engineers and to help propel a new wave of independent software vendors. I only wish it was available to our staff as we developed some of our earliest services." —Joe Astroth, Executive Vice President, Autodesk Location ServicesThe first start-to-finish guide to developing location-based services.Tomorrow's mobile applications must be smarter than ever, accessing and intelligently using a wide range of location data. In Mobile Location Services, leading mobile application consultant Andrew Jagoe presents the first end-to-end solutions guide to building and deploying location-based services and applications. Jagoe addresses every key development challenge and presents insightful case studies and interviews with key industry leaders.Mobile location servers and the components of an end-to-end location-based solutionSpatial analysis: digital mapping, geocoding, routing, map image generation, and point-of-interest searchesMobile positioning: using and augmenting GPS technologyAuthentication and security in location-based applicationsPersonalization, profiling, and privacyMobile location clients: platform, protocols, languages, and localization issuesKey applications: navigation, emergency assistance, travel services, advertising/marketing, and moreIncludes detailed appendices on the Geography Markup Language (GML), the Location Interoperability Forum's Mobile Location Protocol, and P3P privacy standardsCD-ROM INCLUDEDThe accompanying CD-ROM contains several useful tools for developing mobile location services, as well as a list of important resources on the Internet.